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a Spanish brick of honey and almonds engineered to outlive the holidays and your willpower
means Turrón is a Spanish confection of honey, sugar, egg white, and toasted almonds, pressed into bars and eaten especially at Christmas, ranging from hard and brittle to soft and chewy.
from From Spanish turrón, traditionally linked to turrar or torrar, 'to toast or roast' (from Latin torrēre, 'to parch or scorch') — fitting for a sweet built on toasted almonds. The confection itself is widely held to descend from Arab and Mediterranean nougat-making traditions that took deep root in eastern Spain, around Alicante and Jijona, though the exact path is hazier than the candy is sweet.
- medieval recipe
- Made in Spain since at least the 16th century
- protected origin
- Jijona and Alicante carry EU geographical protection
- two textures
- Comes hard as tile or soft as fudge
- honey core
- Real versions skip sugar for pure honey
- almond heavy
- Premium bars run over 60 percent almonds
turron guayaquil — peanut brittle confection from guayaquil, ecuador, traditionally sold at christmas markets